Sleight of Hand - The Jeff Busby Collection
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 20, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 355
Ten Card Problems (The Twenty Dollar Manuscript).
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[Vernon, Dai] Ross, Faucett. Ten Card Problems (The Twenty Dollar Manuscript). [Wichita], 1932. Limp linen cover with hand-lettered label, rear paper wrapper. Illustrated in ink by hand by Dai Vernon. Legal-size pages, with remnants of tack-holes. Neatly disbound. Dariel Fitzkee's copy, bearing his name in Vernon's hand on the front label. Scarce. Sold together with an original prospectus for the work as issued by Ross and Vernon. While the first twelve copies of this famous manuscript featured hand-colored illustrations by Vernon, this issue includes a playing card with Vernon's holographic notes in ink on its face, an enclosure not present with other known copies.
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